CVE-2026-42680

Published: Jun 1, 2026

Modified: Jun 1, 2026

PUBLISHED

CVSS v3.1

9.8

CRITICAL

Description

Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in Wasiliy Strecker / ContestGallery developer Contest Gallery Pro allows Privilege Escalation. This issue affects Contest Gallery Pro: from n/a through 29.0.1.

Vendor	Product	Versions
Wasiliy Strecker / ContestGallery developer	Contest Gallery Pro	affected `n/a - <= 29.0.1`

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-266

CVSS v3.1 Details

CVSS v3.1 Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

References

https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/contest-gallery-pro/vulnerability/wordpress-contest-gallery-pro-plugin-29-0-1-privilege-escalation-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

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CVE-2026-42680

Description

Affected Products

Weaknesses (CWE)

CVSS v3.1 Details

References